The term sham derives from the root shameful I believe. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Anderson: Lower Case Capitalism] Reference
Afghans not to participate in what it called a sham vote. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference
Afghans not to participate in what it called a sham election. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
It's warning Afghans not to participate in what it calls a sham election. From Wordnik.com. [11Alive.com | Atlanta Video News] Reference
"I'm extremely disappointed in the elections, which I labelled a sham election," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
Additional comments in the P-I story reveal what a sham is the rubric of "diversity" at UW and in Seattle. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Censorship Encouraged At UW] Reference
PHILLIPS: Saddam Hussein, angry over what he calls a sham of a trial, boycotts today's proceedings in Baghdad. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2005] Reference
Taliban has vowed to target polling stations and warned Afghans not to participate in what it calls a sham vote. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times: Nation & World] Reference
The whole program has been a sham from the get go. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfing One Down...] Reference
A pillow sham is a pillow case that matches the bedspread. From Wordnik.com. [Next Set | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
But you better hurry, because if this health care sham is passed, you may never get the help you need. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats fear Obama health plan 'on the rocks'] Reference
I told my wife it was sham from the start – paused the commercial via DVR, and what does it say at the bottom?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » American Petroleum Institute Uses Stock Photos Of ‘Americans’ To Defend Oil Subsidies] Reference
For me he tore the sham from the face of society and gave me glimpses of reality that were as unpleasant as they were undeniably true. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5: The Philomaths] Reference
Nevertheless, the so-called sham procedures are controversial. From Wordnik.com. [Archives of Internal Medicine current issue] Reference
Even after an election that was called a sham, he talked of compromise. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2008] Reference
It might be called sham strength, for it takes it out of one in other ways. From Wordnik.com. [As a Matter of Course] Reference
Grrr. 12-18-2009 7: 55 AM ellesrainbow thats why its called sham-poo:) cool post. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The biggest sham is job and vocational programs, they don’t offer any of that. From Wordnik.com. [The Police, the DA and SAGE: A lucrative partnership « Bound, Not Gagged] Reference
If it makes him feel any better, at least he won't be classified as a sham-wow politician. From Wordnik.com. [Toronto Sun] Reference
Sheffield calls a sham, more or less; and there was no reason for being annoyed at any one. From Wordnik.com. [Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert] Reference
"It is called sham cynicism, my dear," said I, "and we all ought to be ashamed of ourselves.". From Wordnik.com. [The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel] Reference
One day after an inauguration ceremony that many in the west called a sham, Zimbabwe president. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Blood diamonds: the illicit trade propping up the Mugabe regime] Reference
However, many fear the makeover is merely a facade to mask elections that already have been dubbed a sham by critics. From Wordnik.com. [Myanmar says top general will not run in elections - World News] Reference
In 2000, al-Bashir was re-elected after winning 90 per cent of a popular vote in an election described as a sham by the opposition. From Wordnik.com. [AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)] Reference
A report tonight on the lack of oversight and financial control at a department many call a sham, the Department of Homeland Security. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2007] Reference
He has perfect sway of what I call a sham metre. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell] Reference
Mr. Carlyle calls a "sham," or a "solemnly constituted imposter," can have no notion of my sufferings!. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
Federal investigators say the land deal, part of a project called Castle Grande, was a "sham" that contributed to Madison's demise. From Wordnik.com. [Cracks In The Wall] Reference
(abortive) agreement to send the case to what a judge characterized as a sham arbitration designed to end favorably to the company. From Wordnik.com. [Overlawyered] Reference
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